The Characteristics of Natural Killer Cells in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients Who Received PEGylated-Interferon versus Entecavir Therapy

Figure 2

Relationship between the frequencies of IFNAR2⁺ NK and NKp46⁺ NK cells including their subpopulations and clinical parameters at baseline. The correlation between HBsAg level and IFNAR2⁺ NK% and HBsAg level (a), HBV DNA load (b), the level of HBeAg (c), and ALT level (d); the correlation between IFNAR2-MFI and HBsAg level (e), HBV DNA load (f), the level of HBeAg (g), and ALT level (h); the correlation between NKp46⁺ NK% and HBsAg level (i), HBV DNA load (j), the level of HBeAg (k), and ALT level (l); the correlation between NKp46^bright NK% and HBsAg level (m), HBV DNA load (n), the level of HBeAg (o), and ALT level (p); the correlation between NKp46^dim NK% and HBsAg level (q), HBV DNA load (r), the level of HBeAg (s), and ALT level (t); the correlation between NKp46-MFI and HBsAg level (u), HBV DNA load (v), the level of HBeAg (w), and ALT level (x).

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